the world of allie

today i flew home...

after two hours of sleep i got woken up by my ride calling me telling me that she was outside my apartment. luckily i slept in the clothes i was going to wear and had everything packed and by the door ready to go.

i got to the airport really early (7 am for my 930 flight) so that i can just walk right in and not really wait in line. sure i was killing time for like an hour and a half to 2 hours but who wants to wait in line to check your bags when it was that cold out right next to the doors.

i passed out on the flight, loving how i can catch up on my sleep. after my lovely hour nap i land in detroit, knowing that i had an hour and a half to kill on my lay over. i walk around, look at the shops, eat a snack, and started reading my mags by the gate.

We get called in, i get squished next to the window by a guy who seriously had a curled mustache. the plane was smelling a little wierd... like the fuel. but i really just am so tired that i fell asleep again. next thing i know, they are making an announcement that they are pulling back into the gate.

first they say to sit put in your seat. then they say to wait outside the gate for a half hour. then for another hour. then, after coming back with my lunch, the flight is cancelled. it was cancelled because the crew just left... they didn't even try to fixt the plane. luckily i chatted with some of the passengers earlier so i didn't feel wierd asking them what would the options be. they tell me that there is another flight at 5 to appleton which ends up being an hour and half away from my home.

i had to bounch to 4 different gates to be able to get rebooked to this new flight... and luckily i was alert enough to read the ticket before i wandered away from the gate to realize that they accidently booked me on a flight to allentown, PA.

luckily, for some odd reason i had a feeling that i was going to be held back so i was well stocked up on things to keep busy.

after my 6 hour lay over in detroit i finally was in wisconsin.... but then after like a 2 hour dissapointing dinner at the outback and an hour and half car ride home, i was finally back with my puppy dog.

now lessons learned people...
1. get sleep before you have to fly because you are going to need the energy
2. listen to your intuition
3. don't let your parents convince you to go out to eat when you get back because it might take forever, pushing your day later and later.
4. make nice with the people on your flight because in some situations you are going to have to count on them for support (this wasn't a situation but it was something that i figured out if something worse had happened).
5. flying home for christmas is still worth it.